<![CDATA[Eastern NC Now - A Reasoned Approach]]> <![CDATA[NC Senate makes bold and courageous move on tax reform]]> Yesterday, Thursday, June 13, 2013, the NC Senate, led by President Pro Tem Phil Berger, took a bold move towards cleaning up state government.
( Published Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 11:18 am )]]> <![CDATA[Thanks to the UNC athletics department - for raising awareness of the much larger academic integrity issue]]> The following article was originally written and distributed in January 2006.
( Published Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 @ 12:47 am )]]> <![CDATA[Closing the gate after the horse is out]]> "I love it when a plan comes together."
( Published Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 1:38 pm )]]> <![CDATA[What Are Children Being Taught?]]> An article by Michael Gerson in the Charlotte Observer (July 22, 2012) states, "In 2000, 5 percent of African-American fourth-graders and 7 percent of their Hispanic peers were assessed proficient in math. . .
( Published Friday, August 17th, 2012 @ 9:50 am )]]> <![CDATA[Crying Wolf Once Too Often?]]> Most people have heard the story of the little boy who cried wolf when there was no wolf. Now might be a good time for Pryor Gibson to revisit Aesop's Fables or the older quotes that bear witness to the same thought: when you make a habit of not telling the truth, people tend not to believe you.
( Published Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 @ 8:28 am )]]> <![CDATA[Who Got to Dority?]]> If the leaders of the Republican Party took the same approach to the AG race that they took in the race for State Auditor, I understand why Roy Cooper is unopposed.
( Published Friday, May 18th, 2012 @ 12:57 pm )]]>